Snake River It certainly feels like October on the Snake. We have cool temps maxing out in the mid-60s and low, gin clear water.  Fishing has been solid over the past two weeks on the mid-reaches from Moose to South Park and just as good of fishing on the lower reaches from South Park down to Sheep Gulch. Dry fly fishing is best from about 12pm until 5pm. It is a somewhat a tight window,…
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Snake River Flows from Jackson Lake Dam have finally ramped up and we now stand at approximately 3,300cfs.  Fish have had several days to acclimate and action has been better than expected.  The best dry fly fishing has been on the lower reach from Cattleman’s down to the confluence with Pacific Creek.  It is an afternoon gig.  Surface feeding before 11am has been sporadic.  Midges, blue-winged olives, and callibaetis  – in that order – is…
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Snake River The Snake is officially in runoff now.  Water levels are going up and clarity is going down.  Fish can still be caught with nymphs and streamers, but it will be several weeks before most of the river gets into shape.  Right now, the tailwater reach from Jackson Lake Dam down to Pacific Creek is offering the most consistent fishing.  Currently flows from the dam are at approximately 380cfs.  Clarity is almost ideal.  There…
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Snake River Some pretty solid fishing over the past couple of months on the Snake.  Warm temps over the past two weeks has put this stream into runoff.  Nonetheless, the extended cool spells that we have had is allowing the river to clear significantly.  So break out your skwalas patterns, because these bugs are starting to come on in force.  The action on these bugs is coming in the afternoon hours from approximately noon until…
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Snake River Its mid-march and fishing is on pace with what we would expect on the Snake.  Air temperatures have been in the 50s on some days and water temps have been creeping into the low 40s for a couple of hours.  We have a bit more diversity of bugs on the water with chironomids, capnias, and some blue-winged olives all making an appearance.  So surface action is there most days during the afternoon.  Target…
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